# Caleb vs came

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Caleb
*name · IPA /ˈkeɪ.ləb/ · frequency rank #14,487*
Caleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua.

### came
*verb · IPA /keɪm/ · frequency rank #294*
simple past of come

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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